Understand the nurse’s role in performing, evaluating, or assisting with lab and diagnostic tests with Nurse’s Quick Reference to Common Laboratory & Diagnostic Tests, 6e . Using a consistent, easy-to-use format, this full color, portable quick reference provides an alphabetical listing of common laboratory and diagnostic tests, along with nursing interventions. The book offers a unique focus on the nurse’s role at every stage in the process, including pre-test, intra-test, and post-test periods.
An alphabetical listing of common laboratory and diagnostic tests gives you fingertip access to key information.
A full color standard format for each test makes finding specific information quick and easy.
Free resources for instructors, including the fully searchable text online for on-the-go access.
Edition
6
ISBN/ISSN
9781451192421
Product Format
Paperback Book
Trim Size
4.25 x 7.125
Pages
642
Illustration
5
Table
0
Edition
6
Publication Date
January 28, 2015
Weight
1
Frances Fischbach RN, BSN, MSN
Associate Clinical Professor of Nursing, Associate Professor of Nursing (Retd), School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
Marshall B. Dunning BS, MS, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine and Physiology, Departments of Medicine and Physiology, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin; Director, Pulmonary Diagnostic Laboratory, Froedtert Hospital, Milwaukee, WI
Chapter 1 The Nursing Role in Diagnostic Testing Chapter 2 Nursing Standards and Protocols for Specimen Collection & Transport Chapter 3 Alphabetical List of Laboratory Tests of Body Fluids, Imaging Procedures, and Special Studies of Body Functions Appendix: Standard Precautions References Index
Revised tests and content reflect the latest standards in testing.
Streamlined coverage in Chapters 1 and 2 focuses on essential information.
A focus on the nurse’s role in laboratory and diagnostic tests appears throughout the book in language and outcomes.
Updated Clinical Alerts focus on items that require additional attention.
An alphabetical listing of common laboratory and diagnostic tests provides fingertip access to key information.
A standard full color format for each test makes finding specific information quick and easy.
Free resources for instructors include the fully searchable text online for on-the-go access.
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